Crawling Progress and Fun Day Outing

For those that are anxious to see progressed crawling, I've put it at the top of the post. :) It is amazing how much better he is even from just yesterday. Of course he wasn't tired when we took this one too. After this video, he even took off into the kitchen on the hardwood floors. Gone are the days of expecting him to stay in one area!

First of all, Connor had a personal best for consecutive sleep last night! He was out from 9:00 pm until 8:30 pm without a peep in the middle. Of course, I was stupid (but it was worth it) and Jill and I stayed up way to late catching up. He did take his late-morning nap on schedule before we took off for an afternoon outing. I think Jill has some sort of magic touch, because he very rarely sleeps on me these days...he is just getting so big!

Today we drove to Holland because Brian passed by a place that looked interesting a few days ago, so we decided to check it out. The park itself wasn't open yet, but we talked to someone that worked there and it is a living history theme park about Dutch culture and tries to replicate what it was like in the Netherlands 100 years ago. There were even some canals throughout the place and lots of authentic windmills. The lady that was informing us about the place gave us the heads up that we can come back on April 25th and get free season passes and even an extra pass per adult for guests. So, we'll have to go back! The gift shop was open and we couldn't resist taking a few little Dutchboy pictures. :)

After Holland, Brian drove us to Grand Haven which is right on Lake Michigan. I've wanted to go to the lake since we moved here just because I've never seen it before. So, this was our first time. It is gorgeous and there are beaches with awesome sand all over the place! Today was very chilly and very windy, but it should be loads of fun for a day trip in July or August!












When we got home it was time for Easter egg dying! I blew out a few to keep as mementos and then we just boiled the rest. Connor got to play with his plastic sports eggs while we adults played in the colored vinegar. I wish I had a masterful technique to create amazing eggs, but ours were just fun. Maybe I'll learn how to do something cool by Easter next year???


Overall, a very fun day. The crawling in the video above actually took place in the afternoon/evening and I'm hoping it was enough to wear him out like his little workout did yesterday!

Happy Easter! ---- C has a little bunny suit for tomorrow!!!